obwohl

Sentences
Meaning

although, though, while

Frequency

A2
Dialects

Graubünden

Graubünden

obwohl

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔpˈvoːl/
Etymology

Univerbation of ob + wohl, from the older use of ob as a conditional and concessive conjunction, reinforced with an adverb. Compare obgleich, obschon, obzwar and also gleichwohl.

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